Month: December 2015

USA staff changes – a letter from Carl Parry

Author: Digital Lagoon

As the year comes to an end I want to advise you of some changes to the USA staff to support the fleet. First, two long time staff members, Bill Ponec and Kevin Moles, will be retiring from USA at the end of the year. Please join me in thanking both of these folks for...

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New USA CFAMs meet

Author: Joe Delmar

The new USA fleet CFAMs met in early December to review fleet progress this past year and goals for 2015. “Looking back on the past year, USA continues to make progress as a fleet,” said USA CEO Carl Parry. “With our new operational model led by our CFAMs and the commitment of our members will...

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Prairie Island completes ambitious refueling outage

Author: Lisa Kuehl

USA fleet member Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant recently ramped up power on its Unit 2 following the completion of a refueling outage which was host to major equipment upgrades and Fukushima compliance projects. Taking center stage were capital projects to replace the main generator and step-up transformer – the lion’s share of...

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PSEG Nuclear hosts regional WIN conference

Author: Grace Hymer

USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear recently hosted the Region 1 Women in Nuclear (WIN) conference. PSEG Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Bob Braun, provided opening remarks regarding the current state of the nuclear industry and the need for change to deliver on the Nuclear Promise which is to provide safe, reliable, and economic energy....

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USA fleet supports Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative

Author: Digital Lagoon

America’s nuclear energy facilities including USA fleet members are launching a multiyear initiative to safely generate the electricity that the nation uses more efficiently and economically. Named “Delivering the Nuclear Promise: Advancing Safety, Reliability and Economic Performance” the initiative was announced recently by the Nuclear Energy Institute, which is coordinating the multifaceted effort in tandem...

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